The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
THE RAILWAYS.
What The Boys Of the Rail Are
Doing.
Freight Rates TO Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Points Attracting the
Attention Of New Orleans.

Q. w. FORESTER, Of Louisville, and
general esutbern agent of tho Star
Union Fast Freight Line, Is at the
Peabody.
NJ. M. HURLEY, CT Albany, Ind., and
contracting sgens OF the Star Union
Fact Freight Line, is in town.
CHARLES BAKER, excursion agent for
the Louisville and Nashville road,
reached tie city yesterday.
The railroad agents Of Memphis are
cordially invited to contribute items
Of news to the railway column Of the
APPEAL.
SEVERAL wsshouts have occurred on
the Louisville & Nashville road be-
tween Michand and Chef Menteur and
between Chef Menteur and Lookout,
and trains have been delayed since
Saturday night, owing TO equinoctial
storms when opened out with great
violence along the gu.f coast. The
steamer Camelia has been bringing
psseen sers, bagg' go, express aud mail
from detained cosst trains at Lookout
Station to New Orleans.
Mr.. ]. W. GALLUP, chief engineer
Of the Warrior Coal Fields railway,
now under construction from Meridi.
az, Mis-, to Decatur, Ala, says the
prospects are favorable for the consol-
idation OF the PEN acols and Memphis
railway with the Warrior Coal Fields
at an early day. II such proves to be
the case, az will be determine on the
2lst instant, work will be commenced
immed lately at Pensacola, and the
construction OF the Pensacola and
Memphis will be assured.
THE low cotton rates and other
freights placed in operation by the
Memphis and Charleston railroad to
points on the Mobile and Ohio road,
In order that Memphis could control
come business in that territory, has
excited New Orleans, and IL Is re-
ported that the merchants Of that city
are Offering tickets to merchants Oh
the Mobile and Ohio free 10 New Or
leans and return, and, In order 10 con.
troll the cotton, are rebating sufhcieni
difference to meet the rates by the
Memphis and Charleston railroad
This is Gn expentive manner OF com
peiipg with Memphis, aud our mer
chants should connteracI ito II huence
In an address on the business OF ihC
London aad Northwestern railrost
(EnRlandD recently delivered, some
figures are presented that, on account
Of their magnitude, are exceedingly
interesting. That great railroad cor
poration now has a capital OF clio,
100000 (about t55O,OOO,O0o), or abou
the same capital as that Of the south
western group Of railroads In this coun
Try, although the latter have reIrl,
ten times as many miles Of road. TIT
revenue OF the London and North
western is about $50, 000, 900 annually
II has 10000 Servants" or, as W.
would say In this country, employees,
10000 II whom are employed II
Locomotive construction. Although
the road. with all lite branches
Is very little longer than the Penney
vania railroad, with It's leased lire
exclusive Of those west Of PititburR)
vet the Lordon ADD Northwestern
runs through such pcpulous countr,
that II carries annually 60. COO, coo pas
sengers and $4,000 600 tors Of freight
The company owns 5000 engines
which register q mileage annually O
over 81 600 600 miles, nearly 1000
miles a day, 62ls al hour, or l04 pe
minute. The epgirts collec,ivel
make Q journey In four hours equiys
lent 10 that Of going round the word
and 60 grea, Is the wear and tear tbs
one new engine hts 10 be brought In
10 use every Ave days.